WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Mission sends 23 Starlink satellites into orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.SpaceX on Tuesday launched a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast.

After being pushed back Tuesday morning, the Starlink mission lifted off at 10:24 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The launch was initially scheduled for Memorial Day, but it was scrubbed.

The launch marked the 10th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, and six Starlink missions.

The booster then landed on a droneship in the Atlantic.


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